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12 1 Adam 12 a 2 11 in progress 1 Adam 12 handle code 3

Hey, Pete, how was the vacation?

Great.

What is that?

It's called a mustache.

Oh, well, it's your face.

But remember, regulations, you can't let it grow below the top of your lip.

Better keep an eye on it.

Mac, I won't let it out of my sight.

Hi, Pete.

Welcome back to the salt mine. Thanks.

Hey, how about that? A cookie duster.

Hi, Reed. How you doing, boys?

Hi, who are you and what are you doing in Pete Malloy's locker?

Mind if I ask you a question?

You're going to ask it anyway, so go ahead.

Since when did you decide you wanted to look like Groucho Marx?

You know, Burt Reynolds has a mustache, too.

Yeah. I'm sorry, partner, but I call him as I see him.

How long have you been growing that, anyway?

Two weeks.

How long, huh?

Sure doesn't look like it.

Hey, you know, I grew a mustache once in college, and in a week it was out to

here. I look like a regular Yosemite Sam.

I hope he misses the playground.

It's 1 Adam 12 requesting clear frequency.

Oh, yeah, and it's on frequency 1 standby.

1 Adam 12, go ahead.

We have a light plane down in the Sepulveda Basin, northwest of the dam.

We've lost visual contact to request assistance from Air 10.

1 Adam 12, roger. Air 10, Air 10, meet 1 Adam 12 on tack 2.

1 Adam 12, roger.

What's your location, Adam 12?

We're on Burbank Boulevard, west of Sepulveda.

I'm over Burbank Boulevard now, heading southwest.

Roger.

You have your downer, Adam 12. You hit the wash near the equestrian trail about

a half a mile in from the Burbank Gate. You copy?

One, Adam 12, roger.

He's right below me. No sign of any movement down there.

Roger, Lieutenant. Have you requested an ambulance and a fire unit?

Roger, Adam.

Roger, Lieutenant. Thanks for the assist.

It's okay.

It's okay, officers.

I just had a little trouble.

Hey, don't light that! I said, don't light that!

What is it?

Turn around.

Who do you fellas think you are?

Okay, let's go.

Check out the plane.

Pete, there's a kid in here!

Oh, yeah. That's my boy. That's Bobby.

He's all right. He just got a bump on the head.

I told him to sit tight until I could get help.

He's got a pulse. It's weak.

a pulse!

Officer Heat.

He's gonna be alright, isn't he?

If he is, you can thank them.

I want to see your pilot's license and your flight log.

Alright, all that stuff's in the plane.

I'll get it.

Everything's in there. You open it. The license first.

Here.

Now, what are they doing?

You know, if anything happens to him, I'm gonna sue. I'll sue you and

everybody. 11-2-30 Broadmoor, Bakersfield. Is that your current

address? Yeah, yeah.

You got a heartbeat.

Slow but strong.

What time did you leave Bakersfield, Warden?

I don't remember that. It's in the log.

Where'd they take him?

Foothill Emergency Hospital.

I gotta go with him.

The place you're going, Mr. Warden, is jail.

What's the charge?

Why don't we start with flying an airplane under the influence of alcohol?

We can talk about child endangering later.

That was a good sandwich. We should eat there more often.

Okay. But now that you've got your mustache, you're going to have to change

your menu.

What does a mustache have to do with my eating habits?

Well, for one thing, Wade, you're going to have to stop eating egg salad

sandwiches.

Very funny.

One Adam 12. One Adam 12. See the man. A 459 report.

17865 Kenmore.

One Adam 12. Roger.

Oh, come right in, officers.

Thank you very much for coming.

I'm Stuart Nolan.

My name's Malloy. This is Officer Reed. Glad to know you.

Can I fix you something?

No, thank you. You reported a burglary? Yes.

I'm a stamp collector. My specialty is antique stamps.

My album's right over here.

A man called me today and was interested in doing some trading.

I checked the album. I discovered some stamps were missing.

How many?

Only three, but they're quite rare.

The combined value is well over $10,000.

Do you know how the thief got in?

That's the strange part of it. I've checked all over and I can't find any

sign of break-in.

How long has it been since you've seen the stamps?

I see the album every day. I keep it right in my desk.

No, not the album. The three missing stamps.

Oh.

Well, maybe a couple of months.

What are you driving at?

Reno West? Yeah, could be.

What are you talking about?

We have a skilled burglar whose M.O. fits this crime exactly. He's called

Take a Little, Leave a Little. For example, he only took three stamps.

What you're saying, then, this burglary could have taken place any time during

the past two months?

That's right. If you hadn't been looking for the stamps today, you still wouldn't

know they were missing.

The thief counts on that.

I see.

We'll need a more detailed description of the stamps for our report.

Okay.

It's only a mustache, Jim. It's nothing unusual these days.

Well, that's just the point, Pete. Somehow it just doesn't go with you.

Having a mustache doesn't change a guy's whole personality.

Well, I don't know, partner. I'd watch it if I were you. Some people just don't

trust a guy with a mustache.

They trusted Lincoln.

Wait a minute, Pete.

Lincoln didn't have a mustache.

Sure, he did a great big one.

I didn't see.

Never trust a man with a mustache.

All units in the vicinity of 1 Adam 12.

2-11 in progress.

At the Jewelers, 22-107 Tamarin.

1 Adam 12, handle code 3.

1 Adam 12, roger.

1 X-ray 14, 1 X-ray 14, backup 1 Adam 12 on the call. Code 2.

2-2-107 Tamarin.

He went out the back way through the service alley. How long ago? Five or ten

minutes ago.

Officer, what's he doing? Aren't you going to try to catch him? We need a

description. He could be miles away by now. That's right. So the best way to

catch him is to get a description on the air so every police car in the street

can be looking for him.

Oh, yes.

I'd say he was five foot eight, nine, weighed about, oh, I'd say 160

pounds.

He was wearing a brown suit. He was white.

Oh, yeah, he had a beard.

What about a car?

His car? I didn't see his car. He ran out the back and took off like the place

was going to blow up.

Was he armed?

He sure was.

I don't know what kind of gun it was, officer, but I can tell you he had it

pointed at my chest the whole time.

when the robbery occurred, ma'am? Yes.

I'm Jacqueline Carey. I was picking out some earrings when the hold-up man came

in.

Mr. Weber knows me. I've shopped here before.

That's right, Miss.

Carey is a very good customer.

I'd like to ask you some questions later.

That's all right. I don't mind getting involved.

Thank you, too.

$60,000 in diamonds.

Can you add anything to the holdup man's description, Mr. Webber?

I can even tell you his name.

You know him?

He came in here last week and bought a ruby pendant, $1,250, and he paid cash.

That's when I should have got suspicious.

Why?

Why? Because that's when he told me he wanted to buy a birthday present for his

wife, a ring.

Had to be three carats at least.

Well, I don't keep that kind of merchandise in this store.

So you had to order it from downtown?

Of course, on consignment.

He'd pick the one he liked and I'd send the rest back.

How many rings did he get?

Seven. Every one a real gem.

I could kick myself. It's an old trick.

He said that you could give us his name.

He gave me his business card.

Business.

There it is.

There's his name and address on it. Probably phony.

Just like his beard.

That's him, like a picture.

That's him. That's good. That'll be very helpful.

No, it won't. But this one might.

His face hair was artificial.

I spotted it the minute he came in.

Well, a good match to his own hair color. Too good.

A man's beard rarely matches the hair on his head, and it's always much coarser.

Anything else?

Yes, his weight was about 180.

Well, you can see by the sketch, he's heavy boned.

You sound like an authority.

I make my living at it.

I work for a film studio art department. When we do a period piece, the makeup

department asks us to do up sketches of the actors to get an idea of how they

look in the hairstyles of the period.

Sounds like interesting work.

It is.

You know, some men can't wear a mustache.

Their faces just aren't built for it.

But on a face like yours, officer, a mustache adds an air of distinction.

Can we keep the sketches, ma'am? Yes, of course. My studio and home phone are on

the back of the pad. Just call me any time.

Thank you. We appreciate that. You've been a big help.

I told you, I'm a citizen who doesn't mind getting involved.

Oh, excuse me.

Thank you, Miss Carey. Thank you very much.

Why don't we get this report finished and then hit the street, Groucho?

What time you got?

Four after.

Got ten after. You sure about that?

Trust me.

One Adam 12 requesting a time check.

One Adam 12, 1404.

Why does she know? She's probably got a mustache, too.

Sounds like it's over there.

What'd he do?

I was stopped at a traffic light.

And I had my purse on the seat beside me. And that man reached in through the

open window and tried to grab it. But I was too fast for him. I grabbed his arm

and held on to it until I could put the electric window up on my side of the

car. Well, where were you taking him?

To the police station, of course.

That's four miles from here.

I know.

You decided how long you're going to keep that?

Yeah, forever.

That long, huh?

You're going to have to buy some special trimming shears. Yeah, I know.

And a little comb?

Probably.

And you'll have to get a new picture taken for your ID badge.

Jim, don't pull any punches. If you don't like my mustache, just say so.

I wouldn't do that, Pete.

We're friends.

1 Adam 12, 1 Adam 12. See the security guard holding a 484 suspect.

I'm going to sue him. I'm going to sue him and this dork. You just write that

down. And also write down that I'm going to sue you for false arrest.

Take it easy, ma'am. Nobody's been arrested yet.

You're splitting hairs.

I call detaining anybody against their will arrested.

And that's unconstitutional.

Except in Nazi Germany.

I spotted her at the leather goods counter. She slipped a wallet into a

handbag. Since when is it against the law to open and shut a handbag in a

department store?

You'd go broke if people didn't open and shut their handbags in your crummy

store. We'd go broke if they kept shoving things in and taking nothing

out. I was going to pay for it.

Possible? Not when she was halfway down the streets.

I was looking for the ladies' room, and I became confused.

Is that the handbag? You touch anything in that handbag and I'll have your jobs.

All of you.

That's it.

Where's the wallet? It's still in the handbag.

What's your name?

Greta Garbo, Hollywood. I used to be in the movies.

Seems like we can't get a right name from anybody these days.

I didn't get her ID. I opened up the handbag, but when I saw what else was in

there, I closed it right back up and waited for you.

You'll be held accountable for every lousy hairpin.

Don't forget, I know how you cops add to your income.

Purse-snatching, that's how.

What else was in there?

Take a look.

Call it, Sergeant.

$36,000 in $100 bills.

That your account, Malloy? That's right.

Would you mind telling us where you got this money?

Well, I didn't steal it, if that's what you're thinking.

That money's mine.

And don't think I haven't been watching to see that none of those $100 bills

stick to your fingers.

How much money was in your bag?

36,000. Not a nickel less.

Well, you just saw me count out 36,000, and so did two witnesses.

It doesn't leave much to stick to anybody's fingers.

Yeah, well, you just make sure that I get back every penny of it.

If it's yours, you'll get it all back.

But you still haven't answered my question.

Where'd you get it?

I want to see a lawyer.

I just talked to her husband.

He's a bum.

What'd he say?

He said that they had $36,000 in a joint savings account.

They had a fight this morning. She walked out.

Ha! That's an understatement walk.

I ran.

28 years with that creep and I've had it.

I'm a free woman, you got that?

I'm going to get me something with Bounce. No more slob husband for me.

He also said that their savings book was gone.

That money's mine!

Mine, you hear it? 28 years of backed wages, working for a Simon Negree in a

three-bedroom sweatshop.

And that doesn't even amount to a minimum wage.

Oh, but I'm going to sue him for the rest of it. Don't you worry.

That is after I sue you.

Where's that shoplift item you picked up earlier? Here it is.

With $36,000 in your purse, why would you shoplift a $3 wallet?

I didn't shoplift.

Besides, I had to have something to put my money in.

Pete? What are you doing? Looking for Mac.

Why? That drawing of our 211 suspect was right on. Oh, yeah?

Brinkman and Walters picked him up this morning on a traffic violation.

They said something about his looks rang a bell.

It was him.

Dead ringer for the copy of the drawing they had.

With or without the beard?

Without. He's in there now copping out to the whole thing.

Let's go take a look. Wait a minute.

Don't you guys want to ask me anything?

What about?

About me.

What about you?

I shaved it off.

Oh, yeah.

I didn't even notice it.

Decided it really wasn't your image, huh?

No, I was trimming it this morning. First one side, and then the other, and

then back to the first side. And by the time I got it even and took a look at

it, I decided the world wasn't ready for a red-headed Charlie Chaplin.

You know something, Pete?

I kind of liked you with the mustache better.